U.S. Department Of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 3402, Attn: A1500, 1627 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 18, Golden, CO 80401

R -- CONSULTING SERVICES DUE 121597 POC Germaine Sylliaasen,contract specialist,303-275-1528 P -- CONSULTING SERVICES It is the intention of Western Area Power (Western) to contract with Cinergi Consulting Partners for consulting services for the design, transition and implementation of Western's Business Information Decision Support System (BIDSS). The consultant is required to continue to perform consulting services enabling Western to complete the implementation of the BIDSS via local and wide-area networks by a required in-service date. This firm has been working with Western to perform the operational analysis to define the requirements for the new financial management system and develop the functional requirements document detailing those requirements. Since the new system will replace Western's existing accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and maintenance management systems, any failure to successfully implement the new system would have an extremely negative impact on Western's ability to effectively perform its power marketing mission. The contract will be for a one-year period of performance, with two 6-month option periods. Vendors able to meet these requirements are invited to identify their interest and ability by submitting a proposal to include technical data, pricing, and any other information which shows a bona-fide ability to meet this requirement within 15-days of this publication. If no affirmative responses are received within this time frame to determine that a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available, negotiations will take place with Cinergi Consulting Partners. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only. Solicitation documents are not available. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. See numbered note (22). (0335)

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